The "Decoupage" technique was used in the manufacture of the item. The souvenir is made on the bark of cork oak.
Coffee is an amazing drink with a long history. It was grown, processed and prepared in a wide variety of ways, not to mention that at times very unexpected applications were found for him. There were various conversations around the drink, and there were diverse opinions about it. It is believed that the Ethiopian shepherd Kaldi first learned about the properties of coffee, who noticed that his goats became energetic after eating berries
from an unfamiliar tree. However, according to the version of Ethiopian Muslims, Kaldi was not a shepherd, but a scientist who drew attention to the unusual behavior of goats.
It was he who brought his discovery to Yemen, where the first coffee plantations were laid. This version explains the origin of the name, which originally sounded in the Arab world as "grains from Kaffa". Initially, people used coffee berries for food, and only then they began to cook from it drink. Coffee beans are not fruits, they are just kernels of bright red berries. The coffee berry is not actually a berry, but a stone fruit. Same,
like a peach or cherry. The pulp of the coffee fruit also has a peculiar and pleasant taste, similar to peach and watermelon with a hint of honey. Coffee beans are the roasted seeds of a fruit called the coffee cherry. Each berry ("cherry") usually contains two
ordinary grains or one whole, grown together. Milk was added to coffee in the 17th century. A French doctor prescribed such a prescription for his patients.
Instant coffee first went on sale in the United States in 1910. Its inventor was named George Constant Louis Washington. Coffee drink "Americano" appeared during the Second World War. The American military could not drink European coffee because of its strength and asked to dilute the drink water. Espresso is a drink that contains a minimum of caffeine. It is prepared by passing a stream of water under great pressure through the coffee beans. Thanks to this, a minimum of caffeine gets into the finished drink. Different countries add to coffee differently components: in Italy - sugar, in Mexico - cinnamon, in Germany and Switzerland - hot chocolate, in Belgium - drink with chocolate. In Ethiopia for coffee
add salt, in Morocco - pepper. In the Middle East, cardamom and various spices are added to the drink. Coffee is served with whipped cream in Austria. Finland is the country with the largest coffee consumption in the world. On average, there are 5 cups of drink a day for one adult. Previously, coffee trees reached 9 m. Now they were cultivated so that the height did not exceed 3 m for easy harvesting.
Caffeine helps to reduce appetite, speeds up the process of calorie expenditure and metabolism in the body. Coffee is officially banned by the International By the Olympic Committee. If an athlete's blood test reveals more than 12 micrograms of caffeine per liter, the Olympian will be withdrawn from the competition immediately. The lethal dose of caffeine is about 100 cups of coffee.
The Japanese not only rank third in the world in terms of the amount of coffee consumed, but also bathe in this drink to rejuvenate and maintain elasticity skin. Coffee contains more than 1200 chemical compounds, more than half of which are responsible for the taste of the resulting drink. Coffee is one of most traded goods on world exchanges. In terms of volume, only oil is ahead of it. In grain form, 70% of coffee lovers prefer the variety
Arabica, and 30% - Robusta. The first one has a softer and more pleasant taste, and there is 1% caffeine in it. The second is more bitter, but its yield is 2 times more, it is resistant to disease and dry weather. Robusta contains 2% caffeine. It is not uncommon for instant coffee makers to mix both varieties. Coffee is still assembled by hand. One person can collect up to 7 baskets with a total weight of up to 700 kg per day. Manufactured in Indonesia, the Philippines, during In Vietnam and India, Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world. To prepare it, coffee fruits (berries with grains inside) must go through through the gastrointestinal tract of the musang animal, which feeds only on coffee beans.
Material: Cork bark, varnish-and-paint materials.
Size: 27,5х25,5х2,3 cm.
weight: 530 g.
Manufacturer: Handmade, own production. Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal.
